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New Mexico Student's Protest New Standardized Testinghttp://voiceofamarillo.com/new-mexico-students-protest-new-standardized-testing/
http://voiceofamarillo.com/new-mexico-students-protest-new-standardized-testing/#commentsTue, 03 Mar 2015 00:03:30 +0000Amyhttp://blakefm.com/?p=324796Continue reading…]]>Standardized testing has been around for a long time but many think they are becoming a little ridiculous. So ridiculous that thousands of High School students in New Mexico have organized a protest.

]]>http://voiceofamarillo.com/new-mexico-students-protest-new-standardized-testing/feed/0 gece33Demonstrators Gather In Front Of Supreme Court Over Birth Control Coverage Requirementhttp://voiceofamarillo.com/demonstrators-gather-in-front-of-supreme-court-over-birth-control-coverage-requirement/
http://voiceofamarillo.com/demonstrators-gather-in-front-of-supreme-court-over-birth-control-coverage-requirement/#commentsTue, 25 Mar 2014 16:52:50 +0000Associated Presshttp://voiceofamarillo.com/?p=209461Continue reading…]]>WASHINGTON (AP) — Demonstrators on both sides of the issue are gathered outside the Supreme Court -- where justices are hearing arguments today on whether corporations have religious rights that exempt them from part of the new health care law

]]>http://voiceofamarillo.com/modern-day-druids-protest-stonehenge-display-of-bones/feed/0Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty ImagesFast Food Protest Planned On Thursday In 100 Citieshttp://voiceofamarillo.com/fast-food-protest-planned-on-thursday-in-100-cities/
http://voiceofamarillo.com/fast-food-protest-planned-on-thursday-in-100-cities/#commentsMon, 02 Dec 2013 18:24:45 +0000Associated Presshttp://voiceofamarillo.com/?p=195654Continue reading…]]>NEW YORK (AP) — Fast-food workers in about 100 cities will walk off the job this Thursday, organizers say, which would mark the largest effort yet in a push for higher pay.

]]>http://voiceofamarillo.com/fast-food-protest-planned-on-thursday-in-100-cities/feed/0Plumbing Contractor Protests by Lining Yard With Toilets [VIDEO]http://voiceofamarillo.com/plumbing-contractor-protests-by-lining-yard-with-toilets-video/
http://voiceofamarillo.com/plumbing-contractor-protests-by-lining-yard-with-toilets-video/#commentsWed, 30 Mar 2011 13:39:47 +0000Billy Goforthhttp://voiceofamarillo.com/?p=2330Continue reading…]]>In an attempt to poo-poo his town's decision to add onto the middle school across the street from his home, plumber David Linscott has lined his Kittery, Maine yard with 17 commodes.

In addition to the reconstruction at Shapleigh Middle School, the road in front of the school was widened to allow for on-street parking. It's the on-street parking that upsets Linscott, who claims that he and his neighbors have had to deal with random people trespassing on their property.

]]>http://voiceofamarillo.com/plumbing-contractor-protests-by-lining-yard-with-toilets-video/feed/0News CenterWorkers Brace For Layoffs During Protestshttp://voiceofamarillo.com/workers-brace-for-layoffs-during-protests/
http://voiceofamarillo.com/workers-brace-for-layoffs-during-protests/#commentsFri, 04 Mar 2011 14:31:43 +0000Billy Goforthhttp://voiceofamarillo.com/?p=1948Continue reading…]]>After weeks of protest, it doesn't look like there is any compromise between the two.

]]>http://voiceofamarillo.com/workers-brace-for-layoffs-during-protests/feed/0(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)Protests Swell In Egypt [VIDEO]http://voiceofamarillo.com/protests-swell-in-egypt-video/
http://voiceofamarillo.com/protests-swell-in-egypt-video/#commentsMon, 31 Jan 2011 15:01:25 +0000Billy Goforthhttp://voiceofamarillo.com/?p=1440Continue reading…]]>Many thousands of protestors took to the streets of Cairo on Friday to protest the long rule of President Hosni Mubarak, who they claim has undermined freedoms of Egyptian citizens while neglecting issues like the nation's suffering economy. The recent ousting of a similarly authoritarian Tunisian leader inspired the revolt.